Shion no Ou

Shion has not spoken since witnessing her parents' murder. Adopted into a caring household, she finds a way to express herself through shogi and begins to attract attention as a promising young player.

Competition brings friendships and rivalries, but it also draws the past back toward her. With a shogi piece tied to the unsolved crime, her progress through the professional world becomes entangled with the search for the person who shattered her childhood.